London Tithes and Noble Aspirations in Society
In London society tales recount how minor royal favors turn heads and elevate wives of newly knighted men. A city magnate’s wife buys a country estate and is knighted, prompting a pompous welcome and public address. Another wife responds sharply to a letter addressed to her new title, illustrating social vanity and misaddressed honors. London's gossip notes also praise unseen labor by women behind grand projects. The Brooklyn Bridge story shows Emily Roebling guiding design, calculations, and supervision after her husband’s illness, earning only the quiet honor of driving the first team across.
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London
Jones
So And-So
So-and-eo
Brooklyn Bridge
Reebling
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Abs. Randolph
Scipion L
Randolph
Maj. Randolph
San Francisco Post
Josephine
Mallory
San Jose
Irishman Struggles Across Crowded Carthage Street
A crowded street near the Carthage fair grounds causes an elderly Irishman to attempt crossing amid wagons and streetcars. He is knocked down by a horse but remains uninjured while a bystander guides him to safety and a cautionary joke follows about safe crossing.
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Carthage Fair Grounds
Erin
Pat
Paith
Woman of Mercy and a Cat Lovers War in New York
Mrs. Sarah J Edwards a New York widow funds a private asylum for cats and leads the Band of Mercy to trap and euthanize strays at night. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opposes her, courts halt the practice, and she vows to continue in suburbs and at lakeside haunts seeking a public cat pound run by women.
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Sarah J. Edwards
New York
Edwards
Lereshe
Mia
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Court of Special Seasions
Edward
Ao Society
Petticoats Once Worn by Men in Tudor Era
An article notes that petticoats were first worn by men during the reign of Henry VII and that English dress was so extravagant it blurred gender lines. It cites Henry V’s inventory listing a red damask petticoat with open sleeves and states no women’s petticoat appears before the Tudor period.
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Henry VII
Painting by an old master on display in New York
An apologetic note from Mrs McShoddie notes a painting attributed to an old master is currently framed but on display in New York. The item appears in a weekly New York feature observing art.
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Mra McShoddie
New York Weekly
Idle capital taunts as businessman riffs on money
A businessman frets over idle capital and the elusiveness of wealth. The remark hints at financial frustration and desire for productive use of funds, capturing a mood of資本 and risk in a concise, period-tinged voice.
Allcook's Plaster and Patents in Market Rumor
The piece touts Allcook s Pokors Plaster with thirty years of testimonials and warns against imitations. It also promotes Nor eth s Pulls and mentions cures for catarrh and bronchial issues with Hall s Catarrh Cure. The ad includes various products and a Portland, Oregon address for a water motor and printing press offer.
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Allcoce
Noreth
Hall
Hull
F.j.cheney & CO
Toledo, C
Palmer & Key
Portland, Or
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